Cameroons
Americannoun
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German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
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Also called British Cameroons. the NW part of this region: a British mandate 1919–46 and trusteeship 1946–61; by a 1961 plebiscite the S part Southern Cameroons joined the United Republic of Cameroon and the N part Northern Cameroons joined Nigeria.
Other Word Forms
- Cameroonian adjective
Example Sentences
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He had been captured in the French Cameroons in 1946 and at first would only respond to French.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2024
In his first book, he ventures to then-British Cameroons; in the second installment, he journeys to Argentina, the land of peccaries, tapirs, seriemas and other fascinating fauna.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2021
Even in his own party, it is as if the Cameroons never happened.
From The Guardian • Nov. 2, 2018
Those in the northern British Cameroons chose to join Nigeria, and those in the south chose French Cameroon.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2018
I was eager to know more about the armed struggle of the people of Ethiopia against Mussolini, and of the guerrilla armies of Kenya, Algeria, and the Cameroons.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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